Because dream it and (with enough cans and a recycling center paying 5¢ apiece) you can achieve it, this is a video of luthier Burl of Burls Art crafting an all aluminum electric guitar after melting some 38-pounds of aluminum cans (over 1,000) to cast the neck and body. My
This is a video of the very talented Morander Brothers performing the notoriously difficult to play ‘Through The Fire And Flames’ by DragonForce on accordions. ‘Through The Fire And Flames’ was made infamous by Guitar Hero III, where it was one of the hardest tracks to perfect. The Morander Brothers
Because it seems appropriate for the US Army Band to cover a medley of songs from a band with Fighter in its name, this is a video of the band covering a number of tunes from Foo Fighters. They do a fantastic job. Possibly even better than I sing ‘Learn
This is a video of musician Carolina Eyck performing a portion of Korsakov’s ‘Flight Of The Bumblebee’ on theremin. She even has a little glow light in her fingers that looks like a bumblebee flying around as she plays. That was a nice touch. Getting stung by a bee? That’s
Built by Xiaomi Global, CyberOne is a full-size bipedal humanoid robot capable of, among other things, some basic drumming. It might not be able to perform a face-melting solo that will end with underwear being thrown on stage, but robots have little interest in underwear anyways. Me? Underwear has always
This is a video of composer Lalo Schifrin performing the Mission Impossible theme on five-string banjo, giving it a real bluegrass feel. The sort of theme you’d expect to hear if Ethan Hunt wore overalls and chewed tobacco, and his impossible mission was preventing the authorities from discovering his moonshine
This is a video of Brazilian pianist, accordionist, sound engineer, musician, aquarist (aquarium keeper), YouTuber, and starer (you got a problem with me?!) Vinheteiro demonstrating skill progression on a harpsichord from one minute of playing, to ten years (5,256,000 minutes). Of course this is assuming the musician already has some
This is a video of flutist Paul Harvey harnessing his inner Pippin and performing the Lord Of The Rings theme inside a mile-long tunnel in Wisconsin (part of the Elroy-Sparta State Trail). Or maybe it’s the entrance to the great dwarf city of Khazad-dûm, you never know. BEHIND YOU —